Uninstalling programs from your computer should be easy… but bugs and other problems can often prevent you from doing so. Having a program that won’t uninstall is a big problem for many people… but luckily, there’s an easy way to do it, that even a beginner can do.

Uninstalling programs via the “traditional” route involves using specific “uninstall files” that come with the software. These files are small programs themselves, designed to remove the specific program from your system. The only problem with this is that these uninstall files have been created to work on the more computers, which means that if there is even the slightest problem, they will not work.

Having a program that won’t uninstall is nothing new… and there’s a way around it. You see, the uninstaller applications that come with the software are only designed to remove some files and registry keys. They are just automated ways of uninstalling programs, allowing people to remove apps without hassle. However, if these uninstallers don’t work, you can go manually and perform the tasks it was designed to do, allowing you to manually remove all traces of the program from your PC.

To manually uninstall a program, you simply need to do two things. The first is to remove all program files that allow the program to continue working. These files ARE the program, and deleting them will stop the program from working. To do this, simply click on “My Computer” and then go to C:/PROGRAM FILES/ . Once you’ve found the folder for the program you want to uninstall, select it and press SHIFT + DELETE. This will remove all files for that program from your system, preventing it from working.

Next, you just need to “cut” the Windows program. Each program is linked to Windows with a series of registry keys. These tell you where the program is installed and what it does, etc. These links are very important and you need to remove them so that Windows “forgets” about the program. To do this, you just need to find REGEDIT.EXE on your computer, open it, and then find the name of the program. When you find all the registry keys related to it, you just need to delete them all, effectively removing the program from Windows. Doing this will remove all traces of the program from your computer, allowing it to speed up and free up more hard drive space.